Anthropology in a Changing World

Biology of Human Behavior

Forensic Science

Anth 246 Lecture Three Notes - Heredity o The passing of traits to oﬀspring - Phenotype o measurable trait of an organism o examples  height  skin color  diseases  responses to smuli  behavioral traits - Monogenic o Dictated by one gene - Binary o Disconnuous - Complex Inherited Traits o Polygenic  Diﬀerent at mulple gene locaons o Inﬂuenced by the envi

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Anth 246 Lecture Two Notes - Use of cadaver dogs in crime - Using ﬁlm o Cheapest opon o Not as eﬃcient - Digital o Medium between the two - 3D imaging o High eﬃciency o Costly - Types of pictures o Exterior – locaon and address o Overall – simply of the scene o Medium distance o Speciﬁc close ups – uses a scale - Physical Evidence o Fragile Evidence  Easily damaged  Ne

ANTH | 246 | Forensic Science | Anth 246 Lecture Two Notes - U

- Earth has changed over time - Continental drift - Climate change - Changing environments lead to adaptations - Paleontologist: scientists who find and describe ancient remains - Paleoanthropologists: work with fossils of primates - Fossilization - Process is very particular - The animal needs to have died in an environment conducive for mineralizati

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- At first, Rosaldo did not understand their grief and rage that would will them to kill another human, but after the death of his wife and brother he began to understand their pain. - The men in the tribe replaced their headhunting with the Christian religion after it became illegal. - The men claim to have a congenital need to headhunt as a way to express anger, s

ANTH | 103 | Anthropology in a Changing World | - At first  Rosaldo did not un

ANTH 246 LECTURE ONE NOTES - Applicaon of science to criminal and civil laws - Uses scienﬁc method - 3 scienﬁc branches: social science, biological science, physical science - Coroners/medical examiners: non natural deaths, deaths in nursing homes or state run facilies, all deaths of children under one, and women who have given birth within the past y

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